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The Florida Judicial Nominating Commissions are 26 separately constituted bodies responsible for providing the governor of Florida with a list of possible appointments to the various state courts (the Florida Supreme Court, the five Florida District Courts of Appeal, and the twenty Florida Circuit Courts). [1]
District court of appeal judges, like Florida Supreme Court justices, are first recommended by the Florida Judicial Nominating Commission. They are then appointed by the governor of Florida , but have retention elections every six years, in which voters are asked on the ballot to vote whether the judge should be retained in office.
The United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida is one of three federal judicial districts in Florida. [10] The District has five divisions: Fort Pierce Division comprises the following counties: Highlands, Okeechobee, Indian River, St. Lucie, and Martin. [11] West Palm Beach Division comprises Palm Beach County. [11]
Miami commissioners will meet Saturday to decide if they should appoint a new commissioner to represent District 2 or hold a special election.
In Circuit Court Group 3, Cervera is challenging Jean, a former Miami-Dade prosecutor and immigration lawyer who was appointed first to the county bench, then to circuit in 2020.
He has taught at Florida Memorial University, Miami Dade College and Nova Southeastern University Shepard Broad School of Law. In 2020, Benjamin defeated Ulysses Harvard in the Democratic primary for District 107 in the Florida House of Representatives. Benjamin did not face a candidate in the general election and assumed office on November 3 ...
The board could appoint a District 11 commissioner or call a special election to fill the seat. With no municipalities in District 11, DeSantis didn’t have a collection of city-level office ...
One County Commissioner is elected from each of Miami-Dade County's 13 districts to serve a four-year term. Residents choose only from among candidates running in the district in which they live. Commissioners are chosen in non-partisan, single-district elections and can serve two four-year staggered terms, with elections scheduled every two years.